diff --git a/src/pwo/private.py b/src/pwo/private.py
index 3101516..6a40df4 100644
--- a/src/pwo/private.py
+++ b/src/pwo/private.py
@@ -266,13 +266,15 @@ def index_of_with_escape(haystack: str, needle: str, escape: str, begin: int, en
 
         if escape_count > 0:
             escape_count -= 1
-            if c == escape:
+            if c[0] == escape:
                 result = -1
         elif escape_count == 0:
-            if c == escape:
+            if c[0] == escape:
                 escape_count += 1
-            if c == needle:
-                result = cursor
+            if cursor + len(needle) <= len(haystack):
+                test = haystack[cursor:cursor + len(needle)]
+                if test == needle:
+                    result = cursor
 
         if result >= 0 and escape_count == 0:
             break
diff --git a/tests/test_private.py b/tests/test_private.py
index 0558205..95ce31e 100644
--- a/tests/test_private.py
+++ b/tests/test_private.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class TestIndexOfWithEscape(unittest.TestCase):
                 break
             solution.append(i)
             i += 1
-        self.assertEqual(solution, expected_solution)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_solution, solution)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         self.run_test_case(" dsds $sdsa \\$dfivbdsf \\\\$sdgsga", '$', '\\', [6, 25])
@@ -124,4 +124,6 @@ class TestIndexOfWithEscape(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_special_case(self):
         self.run_test_case("\n${sys:user.home}${env:HOME}", ':', '\\', [6, 22])
 
+    def test_wide_needle(self):
+        self.run_test_case("asdasd\\${#vdfv|${#sdfs}", '${', '\\', [15])